That's so morally unacceptable

The Pew Research Center surveyed people in 40 countries, asking them if an issue was morally acceptable, morally unacceptable, or not a moral issue. The issues included extramarital affairs, gambling, homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, alcohol use, and contraception use. They provide charts to show the data by country and issue. They also provide five key findings.

1. Extramarital affairs are widely seen as morally unacceptable.

2. Contraception use is widely seen as morally acceptable or not a moral issue. Alas, 65% of Pakistanis think contraceptives are unacceptable.

3. The opinions on premarital sex and alcohol are split.

4. Americans view affairs as unacceptable by 84% but were mostly accepting of all other issues. Abortion is at 49% unacceptable, homosexuality is at 37% unacceptable (cool!), and contraception use is at 7% unacceptable.

5. In America there is a big difference on most of these issues between Republicans and Democrats.

I clicked on the homosexuality chart. That shows why we have so much trouble in Africa. 98% of those surveyed in Ghana say homosexuality is morally unacceptable. In Uganda (where that nasty law was recently passed) the score is 93%. Even in South Africa, where protections are in the constitution, the score is 62%. Spain is at the bottom of the list with only 6% thinking homosexuality is morally unacceptable.